25 Years!

Been messing with the code on this blogger. I noticed that things are not right here and can't figure out what it is. I think Blogger is having some major problems. I notice that when I try to upload a picture it does not appear to have been uploaded but when I type in the code it has been uploaded, this editor is just not adding it to the Create New Post box! I may end up changing everything on this blog. But right now, I will leave it and share what's up around here.

Doug (my husband) took a new job and will be joining the daily Valley commuters going to Anchorage for work. This is new for us. He began working away from home when Klinton was four months old. That was a tough one as I never had been alone so much coming from a family with ten kids!

We adjusted. Both of us did. Doug continued on because before being considered for that job he had been laid off and out of work long enough for us to humbly walk into a government office to ask for help. (Which was quickly done!) Our house was in pre-foreclosure and we had no where else to turn for help. I believe this all happened before the days of the benevolent fund being offered to people like we were in those days at our church. We thankfully, had the occassional friends with sensitive hearts who saw our needs and quietly helped us out.

We were so very thankful for the job on the North Slope even though our hearts ached each time he drove off to the airport. I adjusted to being alone and taking care of our four children. Doug went away and came home for 25 years! Now, we are excited about his monday to friday job and working eight to five. He may try to work a schedule where he can get up earlier, work earlier and get home earlier.

Today Doug flies home from work and except for the occasional return trips he has been told he will be taking from time to time on the Slope he will be working home. Coming home for dinner, being home for weekends and we can plan that he will be here for all the holidays. That is just so .... GREAT!!!!

He went to work for the last time up there and the guys he works with (and women too) had dinner with him. He has packed and he is coming home.

One exciting development has occured with this new job; he has been selected to be the man representing his new job's department to attend meetings in Houston, Texas and then on to London, England and ... I get to tag along! I still can't believe that little ol' me will be seeing London bridge soon...Lord willing, of course!

I appreciate all the hard work this guy does and has done for our family and just wanted to say that here. Thanks Doug ---- for everything! Life with you has been .... so good.

Poetry

Delta River

To My Dear and Loving Husband

If ever two were one, then surely we.
If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee;
If ever wife was happy in a man,
Compare with me ye women if you can.
I prize thy love more then whole mines of gold,
Or all the riches that the East doth hold.
My love is such that rivers cannot quench,
Nor ought but love from thee, give recompence.
Thy love is such I can no way repay,
The heavens reward thee manifold I pray.
Then while we live, in love let's so persevere,
That when we live no more, we may live ever.

Anne Bradstreet

Guess Who Stopped By?

We were eating breakfast when we heard someone on the deck. It turned out to be the City of Houston Mayor and the city of Houston's Road Department! They came out to check out the road.

Doug went out and talked to them and they walked the road talking about what can be done to fix it. We are very encouraged by this and are hopeful that we may see some road work being done soon.

I wish that I could tell you the name of our Mayor but, I seem to have forgotten since the Council meeting last week and we don't even have a City of Houston website to check it out on!

The Mayor is talking and pointing while Doug listens.

If you look closely in the second picture, you can see that Chevy (our big dog) is the only one in the picture that noticed that I was at the window with my camera.

Uh oh! Tire troubles. I wonder if they wrecked their truck coming down our road? Well, it's bad but I don't think that it's THAT bad!

Keeping fingers, toes, eyes, arms, legs and tongue crossed for major road improvements soon!

The Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest

We went to see the movie last night and I have to give it my thumbs up! My kids had gone to see Superman last week and all the showings at Century theatre in Anchorage we sold out. We went to Eagle River last night and the theatre was not busy at all, but we were there early, for the 6:25 showing.

The movie is very WET and lots of sea creature type characters. It was fun and a good sequel to the first Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Just thought I would share my thumbs up with you movie goers that have not made it out to see this movie yet. It's fun, might be a bit scary for little, little kids, it made me scream once --- but sometimes a good scream or two helps to keep the ol' heart pumpin!